Platform System

ABSTRACT

In the case of a web-based platform apparatus for collecting and editing information, which platform apparatus can be networked to a plurality of subscribers that can be identified by means of a tag, new editing options and information assessments are rendered possible in that the information on the platform is formed by a plurality of dual units, wherein a dual unit respectively comprises a memory location, associated with a prescribeable topic and provided with an identifier, and also a prescribeable criterion, associated with the memory location and in the form of an information filter, for input of a piece of information into the memory location.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present patent application is based on and claims the priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61/564,460, which was filed on Nov. 29, 2011 and has the title “Platform System”.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a web-based platform apparatus for collecting and editing information, which platform apparatus can be networked to a plurality of subscribers that can be identified by means of a tag.

Platform apparatuses of the type cited at the outset are known in the prior art for a large number of applications. Inter alia, they are also operated on the worldwide Internet. However, the known platform apparatuses have the disadvantage that it is not possible to provide a specific selection of prescribeable links, and in so doing links that can be made according to prescribeable criteria. The reason can be considered to be, inter alia, that the current platforms store information without this information being attributed strictly prescribeable editing criteria and strictly prescribeable evaluation criteria.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a platform apparatus that allows information to be edited and, for that matter, changed according to strictly prescribeable editing criteria.

For a platform apparatus of the type cited at the outset, this object is achieved in that the information on the platform is formed by a plurality of dual units, wherein a dual unit respectively comprises a memory location, associated with a prescribeable topic and provided with an identifier, and also a prescribeable criterion, associated with the memory location and in the form of an information filter, for input of a piece of information into the memory location.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject matter of the subclaims.

In the case of the inventive platform apparatus, the effect achieved by the combination of features that the information on the platform is formed by a plurality of dual units, wherein a dual unit respectively comprises a memory location, associated with a prescribeable topic and provided with an identifier, and also a prescribeable criterion, associated with the memory location and in the form of an information filter, for input of a piece of information into the memory location, is that formation of dual units allows information concerning very specific editing guidelines to be edited, stored and, under prescribeable criteria, automatically forwarded to other subscribers, with firstly distinction and classification of the information into different topics with associated editing criteria being possible and secondly specific criteria for automatic forwarding of new information also being prescribeable.

According to a first preferred embodiment of the inventive apparatus, an information filter is designed to register information introduced by identified subscribers pertaining to a first topic in the memory location and to store the identifiers associated with the identified subscribers in a memory unit in order to send a transmission (DuU-feed) to the identifiers of the identified subscribers when a further piece of information pertaining to the first topic in the memory location is input by a further identified subscriber having a different identifier than the identified subscribers.

According to another preferred embodiment of the inventive apparatus, an information filter is implemented in the form of an electronic filter, which identifies editing topics and editing criteria on the basis of headwords and headword clusters.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the inventive apparatus, the identifiers of the identified subscribers are suitable for forming predetermined subgroups of subscribers in order to provide subscriber filters that use the identifiers, in order to send merely specified transmissions (DuU-feeds) to subscribers in one or more predetermined subgroups.

Criteria that may be provided for the formation of subgroups of subscribers are properties and characteristics of the individual subscribers, such as age, sex, web activities, regional origin, etc. Entirely different criteria are also conceivable, however.

Preferably, but not necessarily, a transmission contains the content of the further information introduced by a further subscriber.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the inventive apparatus, a transmission (DuU-feed) is sent to the identifier of an identified subscriber by means of a transmission device activated by the input of the further information pertaining to the first topic for the purpose of providing an information link.

According to an important preferred embodiment of the inventive apparatus, an information filter is designed to send a transmission (DuU-feed) to the identifier of the identified subscriber when a piece of information pertaining to a second topic, which is different than the first topic in a predefined manner, in the memory location is input by a further subscriber having a different identifier than the identified subscribers.

The transmission preferably contains the content of the information that is introduced by the further subscriber pertaining to the second topic.

According to a preferred concept of the invention, a transmission (DuU-feed) is sent to the identifier of the identified subscribers by means of a transmission device activated by the input of the information pertaining to the second topic for the purpose of providing an information link.

Preferably, for each subscriber it is possible to set up access to the dual units in order to allow any subscriber to edit any topic in light of the information filter associated with the topic.

Furthermore, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a dual unit can be split to form two or more dual units by one of the subscribers by allocating at least one further information filter to a first topic. A dual unit may also be able to be split by one of the subscribers to form two or more dual units by allocating at least one further topic to a first information filter.

Preferably, any of the subscribers is capable of initial placement of a dual unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The inventive apparatus is explained below using a preferred embodiment that is shown in the figure of the drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a basic embodiment of a dual unit (DuU) according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in the form of a block diagram.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The inventive web-based platform apparatus for collecting and editing information can be networked to a plurality of subscribers that can be identified by means of an identifier, wherein the information on the platform is formed by a plurality of dual units. The basic design of a dual unit is shown in this case in FIG. 1.

A dual unit in this case respectively comprises a memory location, which is associated with a prescribeable topic and is provided with an identifier, and also a prescribeable criterion, which is associated with the memory location and is in the form of an information filter, for input of a piece of information into the memory location.

In this case, a corresponding information filter is designed to register information introduced by identified subscribers pertaining to a first topic in the memory location and to store the identifiers associated with the identified subscribers in a memory unit in order to send a transmission (DuU-feed) to the identifiers of the identified subscribers when a further piece of information pertaining to the first topic in the memory location is input by a further identified subscriber having a different identifier than the identified subscribers.

An information filter is in this case implemented in the form of an electronic filter, which is suitable for identifying editing topics and editing criteria on the basis of headwords and headword clusters.

The identifiers of the identified subscribers are suitable for forming predetermined subgroups of subscribers in order to provide subscriber filters that use the identifiers, in order to send merely specified transmissions (DuU-feeds) to subscribers in one or more predetermined subgroups.

The criteria provided for the formation of subgroups of subscribers are personal properties and characteristics such as age, sex, web activities, regional origin, etc., of the individual subscribers.

A transmission contains the content of the further information introduced by a further subscriber, wherein a transmission (DuU-feed) is sent to the identifier of an identified subscriber by means of a transmission device activated by the input of the further information pertaining to the first topic for the purpose of providing an information link.

An information filter is designed to send a transmission (DuU-feed) to the identifier of the identified subscriber when a piece of information pertaining to a second topic, which is different than the first topic in a predefined manner, in the memory location is input by a further subscriber having a different identifier than the identified subscribers. In this case, the transmission contains the content of the information introduced by the further subscriber pertaining to the second topic.

A transmission (DuU-feed) is sent to the identifier of the identified subscribers by means of a transmission device activated by the input of the information pertaining to the second topic for the purpose of providing an information link.

For each subscriber it is possible to set up access to the dual units in order to allow any subscriber to edit any topic in light of the information filter associated with the topic. In this case, a dual unit can be split to form two or more dual units by one of the subscribers by virtue of at least one further information filter being allocated to a first topic.

Furthermore, a dual unit can be split by one of the subscribers to form two or more dual units by virtue of at least one further topic being allocated to a first information filter. However, any of the subscribers is capable of initial placement of a dual unit.

The exemplary embodiment of the invention that has been explained above is used merely for the purpose of better comprehension of the inventive teaching described by the claims, which, as such, is not restricted by the exemplary embodiment. 

1. A web-based platform apparatus for collecting and editing information, which platform apparatus can be networked to a plurality of subscribers that can be identified by means of an identifier, wherein the information on the platform is formed by a plurality of dual units (DuUs), wherein a dual unit (DuU) respectively comprises a memory location, associated with a prescribeable topic and provided with an identifier, and also a prescribeable criterion, associated with the memory location and in the form of an information filter, for input of a piece of information into the memory location, characterized in that an information filter is designed to register information introduced by identified subscribers pertaining to a first topic in the memory location and to store the identifiers associated with the identified subscribers in a memory unit in order to send a transmission (DuU-feed) to the identifiers of the identified subscribers when a further piece of information pertaining to the first topic in the memory location is input by a further identified subscriber having a different identifier than the identified subscribers, wherein the identifiers of the identified subscribers are suitable for forming predetermined subgroups of subscribers in order to provide subscriber filters that use the identifiers, in order to send merely specified transmissions (DuU-feeds) to subscribers in one or more predetermined subgroups, wherein the criteria provided for the formation of subgroups of subscribers are age, sex, web activities, regional origin, etc., of the individual subscribers, and wherein a transmission (DuU-feed) is sent to the identifier of an identified subscriber by means of a transmission device activated by the input of the further information pertaining to the first topic for the purpose of providing an information link.
 2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that an information filter is implemented in the form of an electronic filter, which identifies editing topics and editing criteria on the basis of headwords and headword clusters.
 3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a transmission contains the content of the further information introduced by a further subscriber.
 4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that an information filter is designed to send a transmission (DuU-feed) to the identifier of the identified subscriber when a piece of information pertaining to a second topic, which is different than the first topic in a predefined manner, in the memory location is input by a further subscriber having a different identifier than the identified subscribers.
 5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the transmission contains the content of the information introduced by the further subscriber pertaining to the second topic.
 6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that a transmission (DuU-feed) is sent to the identifier of the identified subscribers by means of a transmission device activated by the input of the information pertaining to the second topic for the purpose of providing an information link.
 7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that for each subscriber it is possible to set up access to the dual units in order to allow any subscriber to edit any topic in light of the information filter associated with the topic.
 8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that a dual unit can be split to form two or more dual units by one of the subscribers by allocating at least one further information filter to a first topic.
 9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that a dual unit can be split by one of the subscribers to form two or more dual units by allocating at least one further topic to a first information filter.
 10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 characterized in that any of the subscribers is capable of initial placement of a dual unit. 